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Santorini and Sifnos will host a group of American journalists and bloggers, upon the initiative of the South Aegean Region and the GNTO New York & Canada.

Athens-based hotels group Lampsa SA is teaming up with Orbis Hotel Group – AccorHotels for the opening in Serbia of Mercure Belgrade Excelsior in September, the company announced this week.

The “Secret Legend Suites”, a member of the Secret Hotels Group, recently opened its doors in Oia on the island of Santorini and is welcoming guests for the summer season.

Hoteliers on Crete in Greece were recently introduced to Travelife, the internationally recognized sustainability certification scheme for the tourism industry.

Hong Kong Airlines received the 4-Star Airline Rating at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards for the quality of its onboard product and staff services.

Dubai airliner flydubai has chosen Amadeus as its technology partner for its unique loyalty program “OPEN”.

The International Day for Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) will be celebrated on June 27, as designated by the United Nations General Assembly.

Evangelos Stavropoulos, the founder of Hydra Travel, has passed away. His funeral will be held on June 24 at the Anastaseos Cemetery in Keratsini.

The number of inbound visitors to Greece during the January-April 2017 period increased by 3.2 percent, according to the Bank of Greece

Greece is in the top three European destinations with regards to overall quality and variety of local food and cuisine, according to a Hotrec survey.

Challenges, goals and strategy were the focus of talks between Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) President Yiannis Retsos and opposition New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

A renewable energy-based battery station and smart microgrid on the remote island of Tilos has won an EU Sustainable Energy Award and the Citizens’ Award via public online vote.

Scoot, the low-cost airline of the Singapore Airlines Group, has launched long-haul services starting with non-stop flights between Singapore and Athens.

National Geographic Traveler Russia is recommending the Greek islands of Kos, Kalymnos, Nisyros and Patmos for the summer holidays in its June-August issue released this week.

AEGEAN was honored for the seventh consecutive year as the “Best Regional Airline in Europe” at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards.

Celestyal Cruises and ThinkBiz are organizing the “CruiseInn” entrepreneurship competition, which will focus on tourism, gastronomy and the maritime industry.

In its 20th Anniversary year, Star Alliance has claimed the “Best Airline Alliance” title at the Skytrax World Airline Awards for the second year running.

Eurowings has announced flights to the Greek destinations of Kalamata and Santorini from Vienna as of July 2017.

Crete’s local authorities and Enterprise Greece organized a familiarization trip for Japanese journalists, aiming to promote the island’s culture and gastronomy.

The University of Piraeus announced the establishment of the Department of Tourism Studies, which aims to provide students with education on tourism and hospitality.